Lisa Johnson

No idea how this plays out but. Considering the hullabaloo about the possibility of a spring snap election - some will argue if Guthrie and Sinclair collaborate the shit out of the Alberta Party it could hamper Premier Smith’s current significant polling advantage time enough for… other wrinkles.

Alberta's United Conservatives call in lawyers in Progressive Conservative name fight EDMONTON - Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party has brought in its lawyers to challenge a rogue splinter group in a fight over resurrecting the province's legacy Progressive Conservative part...

“The PC Alberta name, logo and goodwill were being used by people with no right to it,” says UCP. “You can't own ‘progressive’ and you can't own ‘conservative,'" says Guthrie. More details from what’s come to light on this particular #ableg fight: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb...

Alberta government slammed for incompetence as pays out $143M in coal policy reversal EDMONTON - Alberta is paying out more than $140 million to end one of five lawsuits launched against it over its coal mining policies.

From me today: Alberta government slammed for incompetence as it pays out $143M in coal policy reversal

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"I've spent a lot of time in burnt forest," said Lori Daniels, a professor and co-director at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Wildfire Coexistence.

"And I have to say, there are parts of the Jasper fire that were absolutely shocking." Really great read from @mattscace.bsky.social:

Who would surveil and try to intimidate a journalist like this, and do they think this is in any way OK in a democratic society?

What a headline www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

‘Bratty children’: Alberta’s Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton panel town hall EDMONTON - After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her

After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd in Edmonton for the second of a series of summer town halls. via @jack-farrell.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

This, in Edmonton, was way more combative than in Red Deer. The word "propaganda" was used more than once. Smith became the go-to question-answerer in what eventually sounded more like a press conference with her than a panel. Support? Muchly. Some said they came from nearby rural areas to give it

ANALYSIS | At the Alberta Next town hall, Danielle Smith finds a friendly anti-Ottawa crowd | CBC News Polls have shown Albertans strongly opposed to ideas like a provincial pension plan or police force. But this Red Deer crowd strongly embraced them.

The first meeting that Danielle Smith called to chart Alberta's future federal approach was DEEPLY pro-Alberta Pension Plan and related anti-Ottawa moves.
What will she take from these self-selected crowds? New from me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'A sham': Alberta Opposition NDP questions town hall feedback on federal concerns RED DEER - Alberta’s Opposition NDP says the provincial panel seeking citizen input on concerns with the federal government is not getting a representative sample of sentiment.

Here's a tee up to tonight's Alberta Next town hall in Edmonton based on reaction from last night. More to come from my buddy @jack-farrell.bsky.social. It's already become a rather fiery event with much more pushback against the government's Q's. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Alberta Next’s first town hall hears support for independence, calls for separation vote About 450 people attended, many to share their grievances fuelling separatist sentiment in the province

Smith's Alberta Next Panel - an initiative that aims to publicly debate strategies to get a better deal with Ottawa - met last night in Red Deer. ICYMI, the conversation consistently circled back to the separation question. Here's how it shook down, from me: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Worth keeping an eye on, as the first of Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel's public hearings start tomorrow in Red Deer.

Alberta's transgender ban in women's sports exempts visiting out-of-province athletes EDMONTON - Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women’s sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors.

Alberta’s trans sports ban regulations, which are, like, the specific rules that follow legislation, are meant to be about ensuring fairness and safety in female sports. Here’s what we know now about how the rubber will meet the road: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/alber...

Alberta ER doc challenges premier to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways EDMONTON - The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours

Some Alberta ER patients have better than average wait time odds. An Edmonton ER doc wanted to give a face to the Other numbers: “I had to stare into the eyes of the other 13 people down that hallway who all watched me walk up to one person and not them.” www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/alber...

@laurby.bsky.social don’t lie. This is an exceptional piece of political analysis that sheds some light on more than just one man.

Alberta’s health care legislation affecting trans people went much further than any other such jurisdiction in Canada. Moe used the notwithstanding clause to force parental consent on pronoun changes in school. A copy cat bill in Alberta, along with a trans sports ban, have yet to take full effect

"Singling out health care for gender diverse youth and making it subject to government control will cause irreparable harm to gender diverse youth by reinforcing the discrimination and prejudice that they are already subjected to," Justice Kuntz wrote today. Big update via @egalecanada.bsky.social

Final budget numbers land: Alberta posts $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 fiscal year The final numbers are in on last year's Alberta budget, and the bottom-line figure is an $8.3-billion surplus.

News from me today: Final budget numbers land: Alberta posts $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 fiscal year

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Alberta Next Panel Albertans need a direct say in how to strengthen our sovereignty within a united Canada. Taking action will protect our province from Ottawa's continued attacks on Alberta’s economic wellbeing.

@jack-farrell.bsky.social asked Smith how her Alberta Next panel is different from Kenney's Fair Deal. She said she didn't want to prejudge recommendations, but hoped to spark a national dialogue. This panel. Is not that panel: www.albertanextpanel.ca

Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants CALGARY - Whether Alberta should withhold social services from immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer when she travels the province to

Despite what the Premier said today, sure seems like the panel knows exactly what it plans to workshop this summer.

From @mattscace.bsky.social today: Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants

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Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie speaks in Edmonton on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

Alberta's auditor general granted extra $1M for health procurement probe www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/alb... @reportrix.bsky.social

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Interesting read from @alannasmith.bsky.social in southern Alberta: "Vivien Suttorp, AHS medical officer of health for the South Zone, said cases are significantly underreported and it’s likely that tracked infections are just the 'tip of the iceberg.'"

Dogged determination here from @matthewblack.ca. What you should know that the government didn’t want you to know (released after the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner got involved): #ableg

Danielle Smith defends policy requiring Albertans to pay out of pocket for COVID vaccines The policy is aimed at focusing on Albertans who are most in need of COVID shots, the Alberta Premier says

Premier Danielle Smith defends policy requiring Albertans to pay out of pocket for #COVID19 vaccines, by @reportrix.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

Alberta govt, as predicted, is following the "advice" of RFK Jr around vaccines.

The government has declined an interview request with preventative health Min. LaGrange. Since this story was published, her office acknowledged receipt of CP's questions, but no responses yet, including about the possibility of health care workers having to pay for their own COVID shot.

Alberta government to start charging residents for COVID-19 shots this fall EDMONTON - Alberta's government announced Friday residents who are not immunocompromised or on social programs will soon have to pay to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Alberta's government is looking to cover costs and reduce waste. But U of C health law professor Lorian Hardcastle says she expects hospitalizations to increase, and even a few prevented ICU stays could have paid for "a lot of vaccines." From @jack-farrell.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2c3n8r39

Alberta Premier grilled on province’s coal policy at rowdy, angry town hall The premier and her ministers were shouted down on several occasions as they defended changes to the coal policy

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers got an earful on Wednesday night from southern Alberta locals at a rowdy, hours-long town hall to discuss the province’s coal policy.

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Coal mines on Alberta’s eastern slopes are poisoning fish populations, study says The study, which is awaiting peer review, found that fish in a nearby lake had dangerously high levels of selenium in their body tissue

From last week: Old coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies are leaching chemicals that are poisoning the fish downstream, says a new study by Alberta government scientists. Those scientists weren't made available by the gov. #ableg #abpoli

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(It's quite an exercise to imagine the potential ripple effects of any labour disruption at CP.)